Since 2012 George Morton has established himself as one of Europe's leading conductors of film with orchestra. In demand across the UK, Germany, and Scandinavia, George conducts a large variety of film scores, from early silents through to modern feature films. George is Principal Conductor of the Picture House Orchestra, the UK's foremost ensemble for performing live to picture. With this orchestra he has given the world premiere performances of the Amazing Maurice (Alexandra Palace, London), Stand By for Action (Symphony Hall, Birmingham), We're Going on a Bear Hunt (UK Tour 2021), and Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (UK Tour 2022). As a regular guest with Babylon Orchester Berlin, George has conducted the premieres of Mark Scheibe's Dr Mabuse (parts 1 and 2), Hans Brandner's reconstruction of Nosferatu and Berlin Sinfonie, as well as multiple performances of Metropolis and the Gold Rush. George has conducted The Snowman (Howard Blake) over 60 times to date, and will conduct it multiple times in December 2023 on a tour of the UK and in Luxembourg. |
Silent FilmsBerlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927) World Premiere of this version
Film by Walter Ruttman Music by Edmund Meisel Nosferatu (1922) World Premiere of this version
Film by F. W. Murnau Music by Hans Erdmann Blackmail (1929)
Film by Alfred Hitchcock Music by Neil Brand Score arranged for Chamber Orchestra by Timothy Brock Metropolis (1927)
Film by Fritz Lang Music by Gottfried Huppertz Score arranged for Salon Orchestra by Frank Strobel Dr Mabuse Part 1 & 2 (1922) World Premiere
Film by Fritz Lang Music by Mark Scheibe The Gold Rush (1925)
Film and music by Charlie Chaplin Score compiled by Timothy Brock The Circus (1928)
Film and music by Charlie Chaplin Score reconstructed by Timothy Brock City Lights (1931)
Film and music by Charlie Chaplin Score reconstructed by Timothy Brock The Snowman (1982)
Film by Raymond Briggs, Dianne Jackson Music by Howard Blake The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012)
Film by Hilary Audus, Joanna Harrison Music by Ilan Eshkeri, Andy Burrows We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2016)
Film by Channel 4 Music by Stuart Hancock The Bear and the Piano (2017)
Book by David R. L. Litchfield Music by Daniel Whibley |
Feature FilmsThe Amazing Maurice (2023) World Premiere
Film by Toby Genkel/Cantilever Media Music by Tom Howe Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)
Film by Aardman Music by Julian Nott Star Wars: The Force Awakes (2015)
Film by JJ Abrams Music by John Williams Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2022) World Premiere
Film by Aardman Music by Tom Howe Quezon's Game (2019) World Premiere
Film by Matthew Rosen Music by Dean Rosen/George Hargreaves Score orchestrated and prepared by George Morton Sounds of the Cosmos (2015) World Premiere
with Holst's The Planets Visuals by Human Design |